Revelation 21:3-5A (NRSV)
Devotion
We are in the darkest days of winter as we move toward the winter solstice. But there are greater forces of darkness than the movement of earth and sun. Our text, while recognizing those forces, counters them with a promise that has sustained people of faith since it was first heard: “Every tear” will be wiped away; even death will be no more. Love, the love of God in Jesus Christ, breaks through the darkest of nights. Rejoice in these dark Advent days, “Love, the star, is on the way.”
Prayer
Lord God, you truly make all things new with the gift of your love that is beyond all loves in Jesus Christ. Praise to you, for the gift of Christ’s love renews us in hope even in the darkest of times. Amen.